""It's still very surreal. I never could have imagined being a part of two incredible franchises and being so blessed to play this game as long as I have," Marchand told Katie Engleson after the game. "The milestones come from being a part of great teams and playing with great players. Definitely something I ever thought would be whatever happened, so I'm very surprised and very proud.""
"He added, "I'm having so much fun with this team. We have such an incredible group. Incredible fans. I'm just really truly enjoying every day so to be able to do it here where I've really grown to love this place, and my family loves it, it just puts the cherry on top of everything that's happened here.""
After the Florida Panthers defeated the Washington Capitals 6-3 at Amerant Bank Arena, Alex Ovechkin and Brad Marchand exchanged autographed jerseys and posed for a photo outside the locker room. Russian netminder Sergei Bobrovsky stood to Ovechkin's right. The jersey swap marked at least the second time Ovechkin has exchanged sweaters with another player. The Capitals suffered their seventh loss in nine games. Marchand registered his 1,000th career point with a primary assist on Eetu Luostarinen's empty-net goal, becoming the first player to reach 1,000 points while a member of the Panthers and the 102nd skater in NHL history to do so. Marchand reached 1,000 points via 435 goals and 565 assists.
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